Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133592 | Laminated adhesive thermoplastic resin film A laminated adhesive thermoplastic resin film includes a laminated layer containing a polyester resin (A) and a polyester resin (B) different from each other in glass transition temperature and a melamine-based crosslinking agent (C) as components and having a surfa... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8124242 | Durable polyester coating The present invention provides a coating composition, and coated substrates and articles. The coating composition includes a binder containing a polyester resin that is formed using at least one aromatic, dicarboxylic acid and at least one asymmetric diol. The prese... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7399518 | Polyester film The present invention provides a polyester film superior in heat resistance, chemical resistance, insulation property and thermal dimensional stability, and suitable for application to fields associated with boiling or retort treatment, which require tenacity, pinho... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393575 | Sheet molding compound damper component, and methods for making and using the same A damper component for absorbing and dissipating vibration and/or noise resonating from a device is provided. The damper component includes a viscoelastic damper layer, and a continuous constraining layer intimately contacting and encasing the damper layer. The cons... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387843 | Alkyd-based free radical wood coating compositions Coating compositions comprising a polymer and an initiator are disclosed. The polymer comprises an alkyd portion and a free radical curable portion that is pendant from the alkyd portion; the alkyd portion includes one or more fatty acid moieties that can be derived... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381472 | Durable polyester coating The present invention provides a coating composition, and coated substrates and articles. The coating composition includes a binder containing a polyester resin that is formed using at least one aromatic, dicarboxylic acid and at least one asymmetric diol. The prese... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381485 | Magnetic recording tape A magnetic recording tape comprising a nonmagnetic support and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder, wherein the nonmagnetic support has an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.40 to 0.60 dl/g and a number average molecular weight of from 12,000 to... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368188 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium including a polymer support having thereon at least one magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic metal powder having an average major axis length of from 20 to 100 nm or a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder having an average tabular ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361715 | Polymer additives for powder coatings Star polymers prepared by reacting a highly branched polymer and either a lactone or lactam are disclosed. These star polymers find particular application as additives for powder coating compositions, to improve various performance properties thereof. Powder coating... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358325 | Sulfonated aromatic copolyesters containing hydroxyalkanoic acid groups and shaped articles produced therefrom Sulfonated aromatic copolyesters and articles made therefrom, and processes for producing the sulfonated aromatic copolyesters and articles are provided. Articles that can be made from the sulfonated aromatic copolyesters include films, coatings and laminates. Some ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341785 | Low shrink low density laminate formulation Composite articles are prepared by a spray up operation. In a first step, a gel coat is applied onto a mold surface which has been optionally pretreated with a mold release coating. Next, a barrier coat is applied over the gel coat in the mold and thereafter a lamin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329453 | White, heatsealable, peelable polyester film, process for its production and its use Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a white base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 80 ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320829 | Fluorinated polymer and amine resin compositions and products formed therefrom A reactive fluorinated polymer having polyester and polyether segments is mixed with a reactive melamine resin to form a coating composition. The polyether segment can include monomeric units from an oxetane monomer having pendant fluorine groups that are linked to ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311961 | Method of making coated articles and coated articles made thereby An article includes a first substrate, a functional coating deposited over at least a portion of the substrate, and a protective coating deposited over the functional coating. The functional coating and the protective coating define a coating stack. A polymeric mate... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288289 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing sheet flooring by simultaneous multi-layer die coating Surface coverings and surface covering components and methods for forming them using slot die coating are disclosed. The methods involve applying a plurality of wet layers to a substrate simultaneously or in sequence using a slot die coater, wherein a plurality of w... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285323 | Optical multilayer film, polarizing plate and optical product An optical multilayer film comprising a hard coat layer and a low refractive index layer comprising aerogel, which layers are laminated, in this order, directly or with another intervening layer on one surface of a base film comprising a transparent resin, wherein t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276265 | Method of making a surface covering having gloss-in-register Surface covering components that include a topcoat layer with different gloss levels in various regions on the top coat layer, and methods of manufacturing such surface covering components, are disclosed. The surface covering components include a coating layer that ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258911 | Acrylic matt thermoplastic resin films and process for producing the same Acrylic matt thermoplastic resin films having excellent printability, flex whitening resistance, impact resistance and solvent resistance, and a process for the preparation thereof are provided. The films made of a thermoplastic resin composition comprising 100 part... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255904 | Polyvinyl alcohol resin composition and multilayer packages The present invention provides a resin composition having an oxygen scavenging function. The resin composition comprises 70 to 99.9 wt % of a polyvinyl alcohol resin (A) and 0.1 to 30 wt % of a thermoplastic resin (B) other than the polyvinyl alcohol resin (A), wher... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244441 | Stents and intra-luminal prostheses containing map kinase inhibitors A coated stent or intra-luminal prosthesis containing a MAP kinase inhibitor controls, reduces, or prevents restenosis, inflammation, and complications associated with stent or intra-luminal prosthesis implantation and/or cardiovascular disease. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238419 | White opaque film having low transparency and improved dielectric strength The invention relates to a white opaque film formed from a crystallizable thermoplastic, preferably thermo-plastic polyester in the form of polyethylene terephthalate, barium sulfate and titanium dioxide as pigments, at least one optical brightener, and optionally a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235297 | Amphiphile solid support for peptide synthesis, bioorganic and organic chemistry The present invention fulfils desired specifications generally rarely encountered with existing solid supports such as highly amphiphile behaviour. The solid support described herein is a poly(ethylene or propylene)glycol based polymer that can be useful in solid an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232615 | Coating stack comprising a layer of barrier coating A coating composition that contains at least one degradable coating layer and at least one layer of barrier coating is disclosed. The coating composition can be used to make a coated substrate having improved performance over conventional coated substrates after exp... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226664 | Laminated polyester film, flame-retardant polyester film thereof, copper-clad laminated plate and circuit substrate The present invention is to provide a laminated polyester film with excellent adhesive properties for use in a laminating material, and the laminated polyester film is a film in which a resin layer including a polyester resin and a oxazoline-based cross-linking agen... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226665 | Barrier coat for open tool molding A multilayer composite contains a gel coat layer, a laminate layer, and a barrier layer disposed between the gel coat and the laminate layer. The laminate contains from 40–80% by weight paste and from 20–60% by weight reinforcing fibers. The barrier coat also co... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223459 | Coextruded, hot-sealable and peelable polyester film, process for its production and its use This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least CPET, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consisting of ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223477 | Coating powders having enhanced flexability Coating powders having a low curing temperature are comprised of an acid functional acrylic resin having an acid number between about 40 and 220, triglycidyl isocyanurate, and a curing catalyst comprising tetrabutyl ammonium bromide. Such coating powders have a stoi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218044 | Front filter in plasma display panel Disclosed is a front filter attached to a front surface of a plasma display panel, the front filter comprising: an antireflection coating for preventing reflection of incident light from outside; an optical characteristic film for improving optical characteristics o... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214332 | Flame-resistant-thermoset coating A thermosetting-resin-based coating that is capable of forming a substantially flame-resistant barrier upon being exposed to heat. The coating includes a thermoset resin, an acid catalyst having a pKa value of less than 2, a filler selected from glass, mica, talc, p... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211306 | Peelable polyester film with self-venting, process for its production and its use Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) includes a) from 80 to 98% by weight of polyester and ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205040 | Peelable polyester film having improved oxygen barrier, process for its production and its use Coextruded, biaxially oriented polyester films which have a base layer (B) and have a heatsealable outer layer (A) that can be peeled from APET/CPET and from CPET, where the outer layer (A) comprises from 80 to 99% by weight of polyester and | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193029 | Sulfonated copolyetherester compositions from hydroxyalkanoic acids and shaped articles produced therefrom The present invention provides certain sulfonated copolyetherester compositions containing hydroxyalkanoic acids and processes for producing such sulfonated aromatic copolyetheresters. The invention further provides shaped articles, preferably in the shape of films,... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186452 | Coextruded, hot-sealable and peelable polyester film having high peeling resistance, process for its production and its use This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable from at least the APET side of an APET/CPET tray, the heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consis... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186465 | Transparent conductive oxides for plastic flat panel displays An electronic device on a plastic substrate, at least one side of the device being protected from reaction with or incorporation of moisture by a composite barrier. The composite barrier may contain, for example, multiple layers of transparent conductive oxide separ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182995 | Plated-polyester article and production process thereof Disclosed herein is a plated-polyester article with a plating layer formed on the surface of a polyester article. The polyester article is irradiated with ionizing radiation to crosslink a polyester resin, the arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the surface of the plati... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172800 | Sheet molding compound damper component, and methods for making and using the same A damper component for absorbing and dissipating vibration and/or noise resonating from a device is provided. The damper component includes a viscoelastic damper layer, and a continuous constraining layer intimately contacting and encasing the damper layer. The cons... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160961 | Melt coating method using a polyester resin composition The invention relates to cast resins containing A) at least one solid unsaturated polyester and B) at least one oligomer and/or polymer cross-linking agent that can be copolymerised therewith, said cross-linking agent having at least one terminal and/or lateral prop... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150915 | Gel coat composition for in mold finish process Composite articles are prepared by a spray up operation. In a first step, a gel coat is applied onto a mold surface. Next, a barrier coat is applied over the gel coat in the mold and thereafter a laminate formula is applied over the barrier coat. In a preferred embo... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147925 | White, steam-sterilizable and extrusion-coatable polyester film The invention relates to a single- or multilayer, white, biaxially oriented polyester film. Films of the invention are formed from thermoplastic polyester and are coated on at least one side with a water-soluble adhesion-promoting layer that includes a hydrolyzed am... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144615 | Coextruded, hot-sealable and peelable polyester film, process for its production and its use This invention relates to a coextruded, transparent, biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a base layer (B) and a heatsealable top layer (A) which is peelable with respect to at least CPET. The heatsealable and peelable top layer (A) consists of ... | 12/05/2006 |
